Piñon Hills, CA: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Looking for facts about Piñon Hills? It is an unincorporated community or census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, with an estimated 7,661 people according to our dataset. It lies at 34.444°N, 117.621°W in Pacific time. The sections below cover its size, ZIP codes, neighbors and distances.

What are the key facts about Piñon Hills, CA?

What is the population of Piñon Hills, CA?

Piñon Hills has an estimated population of 7,661. That makes it the 551st largest of the 1,470 places we list in California, and the 34th largest of 51 places in San Bernardino County. The typical place in California has about 3,379 residents, so Piñon Hills is roughly 2.3 times the size of a typical neighbor in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in California with a similar population include Boyes Hot Springs (7,728), Sebastopol (7,674), Holtville (7,664), Escalon (7,601), Joshua Tree (7,581). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Piñon Hills differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Piñon Hills?

Piñon Hills has about 238 people per square mile (92 per square kilometer), which we classify as small-town or exurban. Within California, it is denser than about 28% of the listed places. Homes at this level are spread out with larger lots, and most daily trips involve a car, though a small central area may still be walkable. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Piñon Hills use?

The postal data lists 2 ZIP codes for Piñon Hills: 92371, 92372. Several codes in one place usually reflect separate delivery areas, post offices or large buildings with their own code. Codes beginning with 9 are assigned to the Pacific states (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Piñon Hills in?

Piñon Hills is in the Pacific time zone, which is UTC−8 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/Los_Angeles). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is Fort Mohave, AZ, about 177 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Pacific time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Piñon Hills located in California?

Piñon Hills lies in the southeastern part of California, at 34.444° north latitude and 117.621° west longitude. The state capital, Sacramento, is about 356 miles to the northwest. The closest listed place in another state is Pahrump, NV, roughly 154 miles to the northeast, which shows how near Piñon Hills is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Victorville, CA, 16 miles to the east.

Which cities are near Piñon Hills, CA?

The closest listed place to Piñon Hills is Phelan, CA, 5.5 miles to the east. Of the eight nearest places below, 6 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Piñon Hills in?

Piñon Hills is in San Bernardino County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 06071. The county contains 51 places in our data, 38 of which have their own page here and 13 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Victorville (346,789), San Bernardino (215,784), Fontana (214,547), Ontario (185,010), Rancho Cucamonga (177,603). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Piñon Hills from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Piñon Hills is closest to Los Angeles, CA at about 50 miles and farthest from New York, NY at about 2,406 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Piñon Hills?

No. In our data, Piñon Hills in San Bernardino County, California is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

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Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.